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Discussions are under way for a possible merger of PF and MMD-Chama

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?PF Secretary General Davies Chama
PF Secretary General Davies Chama

THE Patriotic Front (PF) and the MMD are still consulting on their proposed merger.

And MMD president, Nevers Mumba said party officials have not yet met with PF members and that an appropriate statement will be made at the right time.

PF secretary general, Davis Chama said in an interview that the ruling party believes that consultations will be beneficial between the two parties.

“Discussions are under way for a possible merger. We will inform everyone once consultations are complete,” Mr Chama said.

57 COMMENTS

    • That’s bizzare and makes you wonder if really Mumba is then the wrong Man at the helm

      They both know it will be harder to beat HH next year.

      Unbelievable

      Thanks
      BB2014

    • @ Le Grand

      I totally agree with you that the mighty tribal party will definitely prevail in southern province only, while PF takes the rest of the country

    • We used to tell you that HH and his UPND cannot unseat PF, not even in 2026 and you were busy yapping saying HH flight is unstoppable. Until the unstoppable HH flight plunged into the Zambezi river after missing the runway in livingstone. For as long as HH remains at the helm of UPND, you will continue living in your dreams. HH is losing support even from UPND top leadership because of the way he is conducting himself after a costly election that left his brain with TBI.

  1. What will be the new name after the merger? If that happens that would give a boost to winning the general elections. That will nail UPND down and UPND will for real not gonna win. That merger will ensure long live PF. But so sorry to MMD, from being a party with majority MPs to being absorbed into the merger with a feable influence! Well, well, wonders never cease.

  2. You can merge but this shows how immoral Zambians are and the so called Urban educated illiterates and the unthinking compounds mentality due to poverty and illiteracy.
    What will be the purpose of this merging when the people of Zambia removed MMD government due to corruption,non caring government nepotism and to day PF has found refuge with this party which you condemned to the highest point is this legacy which Sata told you to merge with MMD? Where are the genuine PF founders please to stop this nonsense because of RB factor?
    Cry my beloved Zambia.This is the problem of putting selfish and poverty ridden leaders in leadership

    • Mumba has killed MMD. Now it is a question of eating with PF. He knows he will get a position. This man has no shame! Politics of the belly!

  3. Nevers Mumba is now preparing to bury MMD once and for all.

    When I speculated that MMD was dead only awaited burial, MMD cadres insulted me like hell .Well here we are folks. MMD is going six feet under.

    The implication of this is that most sane MMD supporters will join UPND instead.

    I also hear FDD NAREP and many other tuntemba parties are in serious talks to join PF.

    PF is dangling $10million to buy off all other smaller parties so that the context will be between PF and UPND.

    Very soon money will change hands between PF and presidents of tuntemba parties to tell their members that they should support Lungu in 2016 elections.

    UPND is moving ahead very fast. CB, Luapula and Northern province are now deciding to ditch PF to join either Rainbow or UPND.

    Viva…

    • @ Wanzelu

      Man u never cease to “amaze” me. You’ve already changed? U used to say PF will be overtaken and die or transform into MMD by RB, now u say MMD will die and transform into PF. Where do u stand, really? Do u have a stance man? U talk too much thats why u say things u dont mean or understand. Now changing like a blow of wind. For a moment try to shut up and just observe!!

    • I’ve chimbwi PF is already under the control of MMD under RB faction.

      The talks charma is on about are just to invite those un sure whether MMD has taken over PF or not.

      MMD under Mumba is dead awaiting burial. PF will soon die and only remain Eastern province, the province which joins and remains with the dying party always.

      CB Luapula Northern province is going either UPND or Rainbow. PF will remain in Eastern province only.

      This is what happened in Eastern province after UNIP MMD were booted out of power.

      Viva UPND. Viva HH.

  4. My comment is that I am disgusted with this pastor Nevers. PF should not give it any position for that is all it is interested in. It abandoned its own party NCC for a few pieces of silver. Now it wants to take its scatter brains to a party that is rebranding itself under HE Edgar Lungu. If I was PF I would advise it to take MMD to a convention and prove its leadership before considering any merger. For what is Nevers bringing to the table anyway? He does not even have a mandate from MMD looking at the way he was rejected in 2015 by voters and his MPs and other MMD leaders. PF watch out there is nothing in this for you with Nevers pretending to be leader of MMD.

  5. Wanzelu there is nothing about parties like FDD, NAREP etc merging with PF
    Under HE Edgar Lungu and those parties have probably found that their ideals of mutual respect, humility, democracy, unity, economic policies etc are aligned. Even MMD except for that obnoxious Nevers which is in it only for money, its like a conman selling a party that does not belong to it.
    As for UPND, it is a pariah on the Zambian political scene, come 2016 it will be heard of only in Magoye for its ideals are totally at variance with what the majority of Zambians want for their country. UPND even tried to use the Mutatis to give it a facade of national character but fortunately Zambians saw through it although it almost succeeded. Just look at HH and his silly ranting, is that material for president of…

  6. You are blind niggas,can’t you see that the merger is under way with mmd mps already serving as ministers.Use your brains…politcs in Africa are career’s and not a service nor a charity.So one should have proper time in order to prolong his career.That’s how VJ,Munkobwe and others have lasted this far.

  7. Dream on fake political strategist.

    PF has no plan. Its plan to buy off smaller parties is strategy to fight for survival because it knows that it’s political fortunes have really dwindled.

    Come 2016 August or after parliament is dissolved PF will be a shell save for Easterners.

    For your info MMD is dead and soon PF will follow.

    • the so called wanzelu, alibe nzelu for sure.
      2016 kolopa na futi
      ECL for 2016
      satana ta wa katekepo chalo

  8. Ba PF mwalipena, your Edgar got 48% and Nevets got 1% in the last elections. So you are fighting to acquire the 1% from MMD. Anyway, the biggest winner in all thos will be RB and Nevers, at least for now… until next elections..!!! RB go on and gong’a them.

  9. This is absolute rubbish! Confusion in PF + Confusion from MMD=Absolutely dysfunctional Ruling party & govt of plunder & lawlessness!

  10. @Wanzelu and Mushota,i doubt if you two know a lot on the ground!!!ITS A DAYLIGHT DREAM FOR ONE TO THINK THAT PEOPLE ON CB,LUAPULA AND NORTHERN ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR UPND OR RAINBOW!!!THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AS ITS LIKE DREAMING THAT PF WILL COME OUT NUMBER 1 IN SOUTHERN!!!the fact is PF is still very strong in bemba speaking areas and now in eastern.wherever bemba is spoken,PF will come out first in 2016!!!MARK MY WORDS,IN 2016 TRIBAL HH WILL BE BEATEN PANTS DOWN BY ECL!!!AS FOR RAINBOW,THEY WONT EVEN MANAGE TO WIN 10 MP SEATS!!!MAJORITY VOTERS HATE WYNTER KABIMBA THE SAME WAY AS HH!!!so keep on dreaming and you’ll cry once tribal HH lose for a record 5th time in 2016!!!GO PF GO!!!

    • ITS YOURSELF TO FEEL SORRY FOR PF .
      YOUR KA LUNGU IS NOT A PRESIDENT HES A COSMETIC PRESIDENT AND ITS RUPIAH BANDA RULING YOU .WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT YOU ARE UNDER RBs CONTROL SO THIS MERGING IS JUST FOR RB TO HAVE A STRONG BASE AND FULL CONTROL
      READ BETWEEN LINES

  11. We fought hard for this multipartism,where is this foolishness of wanting to bring back one-party dictator ship coming from.We told you that NEVERS MUMBA is a failure and it is showing.He worked 5 months as a VP and failed.This was after failing to run a church.

  12. There is nothing wrong for MMD being absorbed by PF. The fact is that Zambians do take in what they have vomited. MMD is dead not because Dr Mumba is leader but Zambians do recall past political parties. The merger will work only when those who held senior positions to take the back and support the young emerging politicians to lead. If Dr Mumba want to get presidency through a merger or if Mutati and others want to take leadership then it will not work. This is the issue. Politics should not be turned into jobs as this is dangerous. Mutati and others have served and must only support young ones.

  13. The merger or call it a political alliance between two political parties is wonderful move to make. It is not right to approach elections in individual capacity. What is needed is approaching elections as a united front with a well articulated vision. The sharing of positions is simply a matter of give and take. The negotiations need to be well coordinated and organized.

  14. The PF thinks that by merging with an already dying party, they will get the numbers. They are just being delusional. MMD only got slightly above 15,000 votes compared to the massive votes they got in 2011 this shows that the party is as good as dead. What the MMD want are jobs only. This shows that PF is very scared UPND. This is a fact. Merging with MMD means more trouble for PF.

  15. I thought that Nevers Mumba had faith as a man of God but here he is fighting for his daily bread from the PF instead of God. No wonder he abandoned the high calling of being the minister of God to politics.

    • HERE WE GO AGAIN CAN THIS FOOL OF A MAN SHAVE HIS FACE AND WASH HIS FACE PLEASE .UKUSAPA PA MENSO HATE MEN WHO LOOK SCRUFFY NO WONDER WHAT HE TALKS IS RUBBISH .
      1% FROM NEVERS .
      DONT FEEL SORRY FOR PF FYAKUITEMENWA ATI LUNGU IS A HUMBLE MAN HUMBLE MAN ALCOHOLISM ATI HUMBLE MAN .
      YOUR PF IS GONE GONE GONE WITH THE LIKES OF BENA MUHABI,KAINGU,DORA AND MULUSA CONFUSED CHARACTERS
      TO HELL .
      IF WAS MERGING WITH UPND WILL DANCE NOT NEVERS PARTY AND RB .RB IS YOUR NYAMA SOYA PRESIDO

  16. Nevers Mumba is the most untrusted political leader in Zambia. He only believes in himself and not he has failed to lead MMD hence his yearning to hand it over to pf in hope for a job. What a shameless leader he is. genuine men of god don’t behave that way but they trust and hope in God only. Has god who told him he will be president of Zambia failed and changed his position? UPND the right alternative to failed parties. Pf is clinging on to the strength on late mcs as ba chagwa is visionless.

  17. Why is this surprising. This is Nevers’ Trade Mark. He sells parties for a few pieces of silver. Remember what earned him the Vice Presidency??? Jog your memories and realize this is nothing new. Uwakalema takaleka.

  18. There is no merger, but a Northeastern Rhodesian (read northern Bemba nonsense started by Kapwepwe ) ploy and conspiracy to make sure we of Northwestern Rhodesia never get to put someone we prefer into state house. It’s time we took the monkey by its head. This nonsense has just gone too far

  19. BREAKING NEWS !!!!!!
    PF WE KEEP TELLING YOU THAT YOUR NEW PRESIDENT IS RUPIAH BANDA PERIOD AND PERIOD KWASILA .
    ACCEPT THAT RUPIAH BANDA IS IN CHARGE AND WILL BE YOUR PRESIDENT FOR 2016 WILL STAND AS YOUR PRESIDENT WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT

    YOUR KA LUNGU HAS AUCTIONED YOUR PARTY TO HIS FELLOW EASTERNER THAT WAS THE AGREEMENT PERIOD .
    THATS THE END OF PF WITH RB AND MUMBA NEVERS INVADING YOU BWAFYA SANA
    THE $10 MILLION WORKING .
    VICTORIA KALIMA WAS GIVEN MANI BY RUPIAH TO SUPPORT HIM THOSE BICYCLES YOU SAW NWAY FEEL FOR GUYS MWEBA BEMBA NABA TUBULU YOU ARE IN FOR IT BANE .
    OPEN YOUR EYES WE HAVE TOLD YOU THAT LUNGU TEKA MUNTU ATI HUMBLE MAN NAMUIMWENA BANE NIKA DICTATOR ,BULLY OF A MAN .
    MWANYA ,MWANYA INVADED AND SOON THE PARTY WILL BE BURIED LIKE MMD AND UNIP .RB TE CHI…

  20. This not a merger..it is PF hostile take-over. As PF our growth strategy include organic growth, acquitions, hostile take-overs among others. The next hostile take-overs include UNIP and NAREP in short term. Long term we take-over UNDP and Nawakwis. ‘Merger’ is a polite political term we using to describe take-over.

    PF will not its name after this business transcation rather MMD will cease to exist.

  21. Politics aside, I truly think the issue of having 10+ parties contesting an election, is a sheer waste of our resources. The sooner we can have a situation were we only have 3 parties the better. So, if MMD, NAREP, 4R, PPP, PDP, HP, FDA, and the others can merge with either UPND, PF or FDD (who seem to be the only parties with something to offer Zambia); the better.

  22. I wonder how much money Mumba will make from selling the rump of MMD to PF!
    Mumba has the read the writing on the wall that both he and MMD have become irrelevant to Zambian politics and the best thing is for him to realise the salvage value of the party and sell it to PF for some money so that he can at least have money to live on!

  23. This stupidity can only happen in Zambia, not long ago people voted MMd out of power because they where not happy with the corruption and mismanagement of the country by this MMD, and now the PF want to bring back the parth that the people rejected back into government and PF supporters here are happy with this. Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! poverty takes away the brains of people aswell.

  24. It is good for democracy and it is good to avoid tribalism. If Zambia becomes a two party state, then people will really have options. It makes it possible for any of the two to win a presidency.

  25. A merger with Mumba at MMD is bound to flop. Mumba is under severe pressure from his wife to be president of Zambia, at all cost.

  26. For those of us who are political observers, the coming months in Zambia before the next elections will be quite interesting to watch. There will be movements of individuals from one party to another, merger of some parties and alliances cut out. Central to this will be how the ruling party will handle this whole political process. President Lungu will need to have sober minds surrounding him and less so those with juvenile minds. The talk that Nevers’ MMD is thinking of merging with PF is of interest but who should PF be talking to in these merger talks, individual MMD MPs or Nevers? Nevers might not be the right man to negotiate with because he does not appear to have a hold of MMD. Meanwhile it will also be interesting to watch Kabimba’s Rainbow party. What kind of people is it…

  27. This is a good move, but Mumbas’ ego might get in the way. As long as Banda does not squeeze his big ego and tries to be Party Head at the cost of President Lungu, it could work as a strategy. I have a bad feeling he might try it again!

    Hon. Mumba should leap at this as a way out of mediocrity, he must not ‘look a gift horse in the mouth,’ this is his one chance to return to gov’t.

    I would say, PF, must also entice Nawakwi, she is a great brain going to waste because of numbers. Smaller appropriate parties of potential quality with intelligent Leadership can also be looked at. We need to scrape the bottom of the pan if necessary as strategy for 2016!!

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